Tuition increases and fewer college courses are just a few impacts local colleges can expect should Gov. Brown's tax package fail in the Nov. 6 election.

The possible failure of Proposition 30 is up in the air. A new survey shows that slim support may be slipping,

A survey conducted by Public Policy Institute of California indicates 48 percent of California's voters say they would vote in favor of the measure and 44 percent would vote no. Meanwhile, 8 percent are undecided.

The Oct. 14-21 survey shows support has fallen 4 percentage points since the last poll in September while opposition has been on the rise.

The initiative would raise about $6 billion through an increase in sales taxes, and personal income tax rates on upper-income taxpayers for years.

If approved, more revenues would prevent further cuts at community colleges and California State University campuses, and also provide additional revenues to help balance the state budget through 21018.

Rejection of Proposition 30 would enact the so-called "trigger cuts" outlined in the current fiscal year budget, particularly in schools and colleges.

For the California Community College system, which already saw a $10 per unit tuition increase over the summer, the trigger cuts would mean a loss of another $338 million after the first of the year.

Such a hit would equate to a loss of 180,00 students as the spring semester got under way, California Community College Chancellor's Office spokesman Paul Feist said.

Solano College would lose $2.2 million, cuts which have already been taken into account, campus President Jowel Laguerre said.

Some 134 course sections would be eliminated if voters reject the measure, Laguerre said.

Laguerre said passage of Proposition 30 would mean the school could hire more faculty and reinstate many courses cut this year.

While the school is concerned about Proposition 30, Laguerre said more focus is going into convincing Solano County voters to pass Measure Q, a $348 million general obligation bond.

The bond, school officials said, would enable the college to address its needs over three to four decades, while also pay for program improvements and job training courses.

Measure Q won some key endorsements from Jelly Belly and local McDonald's owner CC Yin. The campaign is sending out fliers and putting up signs, he said.

Napa Valley College has also anticipated a loss of $1.7 million in the trigger cuts should Proposition 30 not pass, said John Nahlen, vice president of business and finance.